ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) stalwart Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has been elected as the Senator from Sindh on the seat that fell vacant after the disqualification of PTI leader Faisal Vawda.
Reports in local media said President PPP Sindh bagged the seat with 99 votes out of 101 while two votes were rejected.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) had boycotted the election.
Meanwhile, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who is in the country’s federal capital, congratulated the party member in a social media post.
Congratulations, Senator elect, Nisar Ahmad Khuhro ✌️
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) March 9, 2022
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah sparked another debate as he revealed that four MPAs of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) voted for Nisar Khuhro in the election on vacant Senate seat.
The constitution of Pakistan allows floor-crossing and the four MPAs of ruling party voted for Khuhro without being asked. Shah said he is ready to say on oath that he did not establish contacts with any of the PTI MPAs for their support.
Last month, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified Vawda as a lawmaker after it was found that he concealed his US nationality while submitting his nomination papers for 2018 general polls.
ECP disqualifies Senator Faisal Vawda for hiding dual citizenship
